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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
10
To wed August 27, ISS Minnie Heidbreder and Will Meierkord will marry in the home of the bridge. Rev Herman Heidbreder of LaGrange will officiate. Meierkord works as a mechanic for Otis Elevator and has bought a new bungalow at Eleventh and Madison streets.
A large group of about forty young people enjoyed a Sunday river outing honoring Mrs. Ford Larkins, with fried chicken at noon and various diversions. Multiple items detail visits, parties, and travel plans across Quincy including engagements, marriages, and trips to Chicago, Denver, and Springfield.
COATSBURG August 19 Saturday evening Lawrence Bastert of the Colling Plow company Quincy was arraigned in Judge Bottort's court on a warrant by Dave Cantrell highway commissioner Honey Creek township for trespassing on the closed road of the Cannon Ball train being oiled. Deputy Sheriff Monday brought into Judge Bottorff's court Charles Colpett Concord township who was driving a car formerly owned by Mrs Lena Selters Brown Clayton and daughter of Supervisor Enoch Selters of Clayton. Colpett pleaded guilty and was fined 15 dollars. Commissioner Cantrell swore out a warrant before Judge W S Gray for Wm Witt who will be arraigned as soon as arrest can be made. The road work is near completion and the road is expected to be opened by the end of the week. The road is in fine shape and as smooth as a floor.
Miss Marian Elizabeth Chumbley eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Chumbley will wed Stafford Baldwin Hobbs of Boston Wednesday morning at 10 in the Chumbley home by Rev. Arthur Francis. Attendants include Emma Humbley Harold Leffingweil flower girl Virginia Harding and musician Lulu Fell with Martha Granacher on violin. Guests from out of town include Ethel Williamson Chicago Mary Stahl Fowler Minnie B. Tripp Boston Will Williamson Ora Chumbley Grace Fargo R. L. Chumbley and Mrs Elmer Edman Omaha.
Miss Emma Scheid of Freeburg and George Dagit of Summerfield were married Saturday evening by Rev. A F Warshow at St Peter Evangelical church parsonage. They will reside in Millstadt where Dagit is principal of the high school.
Miss Elsie Moore and Gilbert Blocher, both of Quincy, married Saturday evening by Rev. J. C. Reiger at St. Paul Evangelical church. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bexter. Blocher works at Gardner Governor. couple will live with his parents at 716 Jefferson Street for a time.
Miss Bertha Mewes and Floyd Campbell were married Sunday afternoon in the Cathedral of St John by Dean W O Cone. A large number of relatives and friends attended the services. A reception followed at the groom's mother Mrs Della Campbell home 529 North Fifth Street.
Mr Campbell plans a trip to Macomb next week for a visit before returning to Quincy to establish a home. He is employed by the Knittle Show Case company.
Lawrence Blatter and Miss Bessie E. Griffin of Quincy were married at 8 30 oclock Monday evening in the parsonage of Rev. McCarty by Rev. McCarty himself. Blatter is employed by the Long Flour and Tea company and the bride is the daughter of Mrs Emma Griffin.
Frank Mower aged 53 longtime Burlington railroad engineer and Galesburg resident from 1890 until 1917 died in Burlington Iowa after a long illness. Born January 29 1866 in Hannibal Missouri he married Lillian Kistner in 1886 and later ran a fish market in Burlington before illness ended his career.
Hoboken port reports arrivals of two Quincy soldiers on Monday Private James Haley of 723 North Third Street and Tom McGilton of 12314 North Fifth Street. Both were sent home with casual troops.
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